Wirelessly Multicast Gaming Console Session to Multiple Monitors

By Chief Gadgeteer, Gizmos for Geeks
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews.

Recently I had the perfect opportunity to test out Pinnacle’s PCTV To Go wireless multicasting feature. Multicasting refers to the delivery of content from one source to many over a network, in this case a wireless network. So, why would anyone possibly want to do that?

I thought it would be interesting to multicast a football video game that people were playing on a Gamecube console. This way not everyone would have to crowd around one TV but instead could watch various monitors of the game located elsewhere in the house.

The fact that the Pinnacle PCTV To Go can wirelessly multicast to at least two full screen clients is impressive even if the stream does not keep up with the source video. The fact that you can record a gaming session directly on a laptop is a huge bonus as well. Overall this was a beginner level project and the guests really enjoyed the setup.

Read the entire article on DVR Playground. Also, check out the YouTube video showing how well (or not so well) the wireless multicasting system works.